www.lansweeper.com 1/37 Installation and configuration of Lansweeper Installation and configuration of Lansweeper ............................................................................................ 1 Prerequisites ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Configuring the database server (sql server express 2005) ........................................................................ 3 Installing Lansweeper............................................................................................................................ 5 Installing the database .......................................................................................................................... 6 Configuring the lansweeper service ......................................................................................................... 7 Configuring the website ......................................................................................................................... 8 Accepting the license agreement ............................................................................................................ 9 Choose a folder for the installation ........................................................................................................ 10 Checking if the service is running ......................................................................................................... 11 What is Lsclient.exe ............................................................................................................................ 12 Using lsclient in a standard login script .................................................................................................. 13 Deploying lsclient by using a GPO ......................................................................................................... 14 Troubleshooting connection problems.................................................................................................... 15 Adding user pictures to the web interface .............................................................................................. 16 Configuring Internet explorer to allow custom actions ............................................................................. 17 Logging on to the Configuration Console................................................................................................ 18 Permanently deleting computers using the GUI console ........................................................................... 19 Administering report settings ............................................................................................................... 20 Configuring software license usage ....................................................................................................... 21 Configuring operating system license usage ........................................................................................... 22 Implementing custom actions............................................................................................................... 23 Configuring extra scanned files ............................................................................................................. 24 Configuring extra scanned registry keys ................................................................................................ 25 Configuring allowed local computer administrators .................................................................................. 26 Configuring allowed (safe) software ...................................................................................................... 27 Configuring Asset tag links................................................................................................................... 28 Configuring scanning options................................................................................................................ 29 Configuring scheduled scanning ............................................................................................................ 30 Configuring scanning exclusion ............................................................................................................. 31 Running predefined database scripts ..................................................................................................... 32 Upgrading to the premium version ........................................................................................................ 33 Premium only: Active scanning ............................................................................................................. 34 Premium only: Alternate credentials...................................................................................................... 35 Premium only: Recover Microsoft product keys ....................................................................................... 36 (optional) Changing the service account ................................................................................................ 37
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Installation and configuration of Lansweeper
Installation and configuration of Lansweeper............................................................................................1 Prerequisites ........................................................................................................................................2 Configuring the database server (sql server express 2005) ........................................................................3 Installing Lansweeper............................................................................................................................5 Installing the database ..........................................................................................................................6 Configuring the lansweeper service .........................................................................................................7 Configuring the website .........................................................................................................................8 Accepting the license agreement ............................................................................................................9 Choose a folder for the installation........................................................................................................10 Checking if the service is running .........................................................................................................11 What is Lsclient.exe ............................................................................................................................12 Using lsclient in a standard login script ..................................................................................................13 Deploying lsclient by using a GPO .........................................................................................................14 Troubleshooting connection problems....................................................................................................15 Adding user pictures to the web interface ..............................................................................................16 Configuring Internet explorer to allow custom actions .............................................................................17 Logging on to the Configuration Console................................................................................................18 Permanently deleting computers using the GUI console ...........................................................................19 Administering report settings ...............................................................................................................20 Configuring software license usage .......................................................................................................21 Configuring operating system license usage ...........................................................................................22 Implementing custom actions...............................................................................................................23 Configuring extra scanned files.............................................................................................................24 Configuring extra scanned registry keys ................................................................................................25 Configuring allowed local computer administrators..................................................................................26 Configuring allowed (safe) software ......................................................................................................27 Configuring Asset tag links...................................................................................................................28 Configuring scanning options................................................................................................................29 Configuring scheduled scanning............................................................................................................30 Configuring scanning exclusion.............................................................................................................31 Running predefined database scripts .....................................................................................................32 Upgrading to the premium version........................................................................................................33 Premium only: Active scanning.............................................................................................................34 Premium only: Alternate credentials......................................................................................................35 Premium only: Recover Microsoft product keys.......................................................................................36 (optional) Changing the service account ................................................................................................37
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Prerequisites
Web server: Windows 2000 or higher with Internet Information services installed.
The dotnet framework 2.0 installed.
Server where the Lansweeper service is installed: Windows 2003 or higher. (Or optionally windows XP or vista)
The dotnet framework 2.0 installed.
Database server: Windows 2000 or higher
SQL server 2000 SP4 or higher (or the free SQL express)
If you want to use SQL express 2005 as a free database you can download it from: